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The only possible answer was that Jennie had divined, under the girl's well-bred poise, the desperation which was now terrifying him. It was no nightmare then of his own overwrought imagination. Jennie had perceived the emergency the actual life-or-death emergency and with courageous inspiration had done, unhesitatingly, the one thing that could possibly meet the case.
There, to avoid a village, I had to keep crawling slowly along the brush near the sea, on the top of that great ledge of rock a feat I could never have accomplished even in daylight without the excitement; but I felt that I was supported and guided in all that life-or-death journey by my dear Lord Jesus.
Grasping the purpose of his inquiry, excitedly I did as he directed; and there sure enough the number appeared! "The identical instrument that was used at the Red House!" cried Gatton. I sank back in my chair, silent, appalled at the perverted genius of this fiend whom we were pitted against in a life-or-death struggle.
We think the Government would have been serving their country better by keeping this unfortunate officer in active service when its fleet was on the verge of a life-or-death struggle for naval supremacy than by dispensing with his services, which they had thought fit to retain from July to October.
When dire sickness smites them, they do not hang about, craving sympathy and calling for endless attention. All they want is to get out of the way, well out of the way, into the woods and swamps and mountains; where they may wrestle with their life-or-death problem in their own primitive manner; and where, if need be, they may die alone and peacefully, without troubling anyone else.
In a life-or-death matter such as now confronts us regarding the wild life of our country, it is time to speak plainly. In the following call of the States, the glaring deficiencies in state game laws will be set forth in detail, in order that the sore spots may be exposed to the view of the doctors.
"We're a fine couple of fish," he said. Tom chuckled wryly. "Live fish, anyhow." "In my case, thanks to you," Bud said. "Forget it, pal. The score's about even, I should think," Tom said, recalling the many life-or-death adventures they had shared. Bud was thrilled to hear of Tom's electronic hydrolung.
If this, or something like this, is true, then all these medications are, prima facie, injurious. In the game of Life-or-Death, Rouge et Noir, as played between the Doctor and the Sexton, this five per cent., this certain small injury entering into the chances is clearly the sexton's perquisite for keeping the green table, over which the game is played, and where he hoards up his gains.
But once in Plymouth Sound the whinnying sheaves and long yo-hoes! told that all the sail the ships could carry was being made for a life-or-death effort to win the weather gage.
Why, the Ghetto could not even realize such indifference to the heavenly tribunals so busily decreeing their life-or-death sentences! Barstein raised his glass. 'Here's a happy new year, anyhow! he said. The three men clinked glasses. Rozenoffski drew out a hundred-lire note. 'Send that to the poor devil, he said. 'Oho! laughed Schneemann. 'You still believe "Charity delivers from death!"
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